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Chapin, John Reuben, 1823-1894 Battle of Chancellorsville--Gen. Sickles' Division Covering the Retreat

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0150 Author/Creator: Chapin, John Reuben, 1823-1894 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 28 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Battle of Chancellorsville-Gen Sickles' Division Covering the Retreat" dated 1864. Depicts General Daniel Edgar Sickles covering the retreat during the Battle of Chancellorsville, April 30-May 6, 1863. Atop a hill, Union officers on horseback overlook retreating soliders. Engraved after a painting by John Reuben Chapin. Engraver unknown.

Chapin, John Reuben, 1823-1894
Sickles, Daniel Edgar, 1819-1914

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